Whats behind the paint?
by AmeedEl-Ghoul

Comment:

Originally posted by pinetree3: Congratulations on your ribbon. Man, you came close to your goal of a 7. (Or do you round up?)

Lol, this would be the easy way out :) I'll try to give it another go for the 7, it is almost impossible to get it nowadays at DPC :) Cheers,

One Bowl. One Spoon. One Fork.
by Lydia

Comment:
Simply .. 10

Brand New
by smurfguy

Comment:
2009 I bet :) wonderful .. 8

Shy
by IreneM

Comment:
Love the light, refliction, colors .. nicely composed and captured,

The Perfect Day
by Ellen_Laurel92

Comment:
Apology for my previous comment,
Now regarding this image, there are many elements that stopping this picture from reaching its potentials,
1- Dead center, you can goggle rule of third.
2- Very low resolution.
3- The lighting is very weird to me, there is light but it is not balanced at all, like if this picture was captured from a T.V or a very low resolution camera like a cell phone.
Not sure how to improve this image honestly, I'd try something else.
This is MHO,
All the best and keep trying,

MATH...
by ksks0102

Comment:
Sorry for my previous comment,
Now regarding this image,
As you can see it is totally out of focus, low resolution, light is blown out.
I'd change the entire idea and try to come up with something different.
Keep trying,

Have Fun With Your Day, Eat a Burrito.
by Spongetoast

Comment:
Hi,
Nice try in here,
I'd say having the mouth open with some food showing wont find lots of admirers in here :)
Maybe taking a bite, a title that promote eating healthy would be a better composition,
Keep shooting and trying :)
Take good care,

What to do on the weekend?
by whiterook

Comment:
My Previous comment was inappropriate, I apologize,
I'll give it another try:

Composition is kind of flat in here, nothing to be considered the center of the attention, I think it would be improved if we for example removed the cars, the girl sat on the platform, included the boats without all the distracting objects that surround them, this might higher the score of this image to 5, if we chose the right moment to shoot it, lets say sunset or sunrise, this might raise the score to 6-7, the last this to deal with is the low resolution, it is either low resolution camera, or lots of noise,
If the problem was the camera, I can't help with that, but if it is only noise related to ISO, I would suggest using NeatImage.com software, it is free and remove the noise, but overusing it might make the capture looks soft.
I'd say planing a shot has to be your first friend in here.
This is my humble opinion. I apologize for the rude comment I left before. If you still need any explanation on my current comment, please PM, you are most welcome,
Best of luck and keep shooting,

Whats behind the paint?
by AmeedEl-Ghoul

Comment:

Originally posted by VitaminB: I love it when Canadians make the ribbon column. Congrats on your first ribbon, and your PB. I bet this makes quitting smoking easier eh :) Keep up the great work.

Thanks Brad, of course :) when the winter is gone, we start kicking A$$ :)

Whats behind the paint?
by AmeedEl-Ghoul

Comment:

Originally posted by snaffles: WOW Ameed! I am so proud of you! Your photos have only got better and better, I should've placed money on you to ribbon soon. Huge congrats on what I am sure will be the first of many.

Susan, If it wasn't up to the continues critique I receive from you, I don't think I would've been able to make it to the front page.
You told me before and let me quote your words '' A really strong entry, sadly the dramatic use of lighting didn't resonate with most DPCiers. However, you can either shoot to please the DPC crowd, or you can (and imho) should shoot to please yourself. '',

I followed it to the letter, I was shooting to please myself, and paid extra attention to the lighting, YOU got me a ribbon, and I thank you for that :)